This Week in Geekery | April 13-20
Finally it feels like spring! (Grab your umbrellas!) But don’t let the weather stop your geekery, leave the house for such fun as the Simpsons’ Trivia, geeky burlesque, interactive theatre, and Clones on the big screen! Ain’t Toronto grand?
April 14
It’s time to escape the TV! Test your Simpsons knowledge.
7PM | WooHoo Classic Simpsons Trivia [$5 per team; up to 6 per team]
Where: Cadillac Lounge | 1296 Queen Street West
What: Think you’re a true Simpsons fan? Test your knowledge against the city’s best!
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April 16-19
FilkONtario Filk Music Festival
Where: Toronto Airport West Hotel | 5444 Dixie Rd, Mississauga
What: The 25th Anniversary of sharing fandom, music, and community.
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April 16
7:30PM | Tassels and TableTop [$10]
Where: Handlebar | 159 Augusta Avenue
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April 17
Help the detectives by providing key information in this improv show!
8PM | The Mystery Society and the Case of the Missing? [$10]
Where: Comedy Bar | 945 Bloor Street West
What: Join crime solving duo who uses audience input to define and solve the crime!
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April 18
Come see the CLONES
8:30PM | Orphan Black on the Big Screen [Advance Tickets: $15]
Where: Royal Cinema | 608 College Street
Simulcast the first episode of Season 3 with the airing on SPACE, but this is Orphan Black’s home town, so you never know WHO might show up!
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April 19
11AM TO 8PM | The Bazaar of the Bizarre
Where: Pia Bouman School for Ballet | 6 Noble Street
What: Not your average craft show!
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1PM | Toronto Steampunk Society visits the Spadina Museum [$8]
What: Join other steampunkers to visit the museum dedicated to Toronto in the 1920s & 30s.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
April 21
8PM | ChiSeries Special Event: An Evening of Noir
Where: Round Venue | 152 Augusta Avenue
What: Howard Engel, Howard Shrier and David Nickles and Canadian Noir
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April 22
8PM | You are the Hero [$5-15]
What: From Philadelphia, this is one night performance of an interactive stage performance. The Door to the Apocalypse has been open and you must help the Hero stop the end of the world. “One part Legend of Zelda and one Part Theatre”.
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8PM | TO Webseries Community Meet Up
Where: Shoeless Joe’s | 720 Spadina Avenue
What: Join local creators (actors, writers, directors, cinematographers, sound mixers, editors -all welcome, all needed!) of awesome web entertainment to exchange ideas, cross promote, and network over beverages!
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April 25
12:30PM TO 4:30PM | Anime North
Where: Toronto Reference Library | 789 Yonge Street
What: A month before the main event, come sample Anime North with tables, and talks, and 2013’s animated Hal!
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April 28
7PM | CZP Spring Launch
Where: Amsterdam Brewery | 45 Esander Drive
What: Come celebrate the launch of Nick Cutter’s THE ACOLYTE and Rio Youers’ POINT HOLLOW!
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As always, if you would like to add your events to the list, just leave a message in the comments!
